Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Sawna Māryām, SDSM-005
Maria Bulakh (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
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General description
Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus “Miracles of Jesus”
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Summary
Contents
Incipit ( ):
Explicit ( ):
()(The miracles of Text I-2 are numbered (starting from the second miracle, which is given the number 2); the first miracle of Text I-3 has the number 8. Text I-4) is divided into two chapters (mǝʕraf), each numbered as a separate miracle (furthermore, the word ክፍል “part” and a line dividing the second chapter into two parts were recently inserted on check the viewer124vb ).) (The miracles are introduced with the word taʾammǝr “miracle”, rarely zǝkr “memory”.)
Colophon
: በዝየ፡ ተፈጸመ፡ ተአምር፡ ዘገብረ፡ እግዚእ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ሎቱ፡ ስብሐት። እንዘ፡ ይረድአኒ፡ በኃይለ፡ ረድኤቱ፡ ዓቅመ፡ አገበረኒ። ወአስተናሥአኒ ሕሊና፡ ላዕለ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ግብር፡ ረባሔ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ወበቋዔ፡ ዕሤት። ለምስኪን፡ ወድኩም፡ ገብረ፡ መስቀል፡ በእንተ፡ ፍቅረ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። ወበእንተ፡ ነፍስየ፡ ወሥጋየ፡ አሜን። በዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘአንበብክሙ፡ ወዘሰማዕክሙ፡ ኢትርስዑኒ፡ ፩፩አቡነ፡ ዘበሰማያት። The rhymed colophon is written in the main hand. The scribe calls himself Gabra Masqal.
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerf. 128r check the viewer2ra
. The first page of ʾƎsaggǝd la-malakotǝka... “I worship Thy Godhead…” (cp.
). Written In a secondary hand, the writing is worn out and partly illegible. ( ) -
. A short note in Amharic, mostly illegible.
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Extras
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check the viewer49va check the viewer129r check the viewer128v check the viewer1r check the viewer5va check the viewer91va check the viewer89rb
- Scribbles, in recent hand, in the upper margin: - Scribbles and doodles, in recent hand: - Doodles, in recent hand: - Pen trials and writing exercises: , 1v - Omitted letters, words written interlineally, in the main hand: , 21rb, 45vb, 120va - Omitted word written on the outer margin: - Words to be erased marked with thin lines (red or black) above and below the word: fol2. 14va, 18rb, 26va, 35rb, 45va, 49va, 52ra, etc. - Words to be erased marked with red dots at each corner of the word: -
(Type: findingAid)
Daily readings for Text I-1 are indicated by the days of the week written in the upper margin, in a hand similar to the main hand (dark tangelo ink): ዘሰኑይ: check the viewerfol. 2va ዘረቡዕ: check the viewerfol. 3ra ዘሀሙስ: check the viewerfol. 3rb ዘሠሉስ: check the viewerfol. 3va or in pencil, in a secondary (recent) hand: ዘሠሉስ: check the viewerfol. 2vb Titles of miracles or feasts or time of day indicating respective readings are written in the upper margin in the main hand (red ink, with decorations): ዘልደት፡ check the viewerfol. 12rb ዘደብረ፡ ዘይት፡ check the viewerfol. 54vb ዘጥምቀት፡ check the viewerfol. 58vb ዘቃና፡ ዘገሊላ፡ check the viewerfol. 60vb ዘሆሣዕና፡ check the viewerfol. 87ra ዘጸሎተ፡ ሐሙስ፡ check the viewerfol. 91rb ዘንዋም፡ check the viewerfol. 93ra ዘመንፈቀ፡ ሌሊት፡ check the viewerfol. 94vb ዘነግህ፡ check the viewerfol. 96vb ዘ፫ሰዓት፡ check the viewerfol. 98rb ዘቀትር፡ check the viewerfol. 99ra ዘ፱ሰዓት፡ check the viewerfol. 100ra ዘቀዳም፡ check the viewerfol. 101ra ዘእሑድ፡ check the viewerfol. 102va ዘፈጸምነ፡ check the viewerfol. 114va ዘዕርገት፡ check the viewerfol. 115vb ዘበዓለ፡ ፶፡ check the viewerfol. 118rb or in a hand similar to the main hand (dark tangelo or black ink): ዘልደት፡ check the viewerfol. 14va ዘሰንበት፡ check the viewerfol. 78rb or in a secondary (recent) hand: ዘቁስቋም፡ check the viewerfol. 21rb ዘደብረ ታቦር; check the viewerfol. 27va ዘጻድቃን: check the viewerfol. 74ra (in pencil) ስለ፡ ሐዲስ፡ መስዋዕት፡ check the viewerfol. 82r In the upper margin of check the viewerfol. 10v (text I-2), the date is indicated, in a hand similar to the main hand (dark tangelo ink): አመ፡ ፫ ለታሕሣሥ: check the viewerfol. 10v A title of a miracle (?) is blotted out on check the viewerfol. 57r
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Sawna Māryām, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has no restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 268 |
Width | 220 |
Depth | 53 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 3 | No image availableFols 1r–3v | A(3/s. l.: 3, stub before 1/fols. 1r-3v) | |
2 | 8 | No image availableFols 4r–11v | ፩I(8/fols. 4r-11v) | |
3 | 8 | No image availableFols 12r–19v | ፪II(8/fols. 12r-19v) | |
4 | 8 | No image availableFols 20r–27v | ፫III(8/fols. 20r-27v) | |
5 | 8 | No image availableFols 28r–35v | ፬IV(8/fols. 28r-35v) | |
6 | 8 | No image availableFols 36r–43v | ፭V(8/fols. 36r-43v) | |
7 | 8 | No image availableFols 44r–51v | ፮VI(8/fols. 44r-51v) | |
8 | 8 | No image availableFols 52r–59v | ፯VII(8/fols. 52r-59v) | |
9 | 8 | No image availableFols 60r–67v | ፰VIII(8/fols. 60r-67v) | |
10 | 8 | No image availableFols 68r–75v | ፱IX(8/fols. 68r-75v) | |
11 | 8 | No image availableFols 76r–83v | ፲X(8/fols. 76r-83v) | |
12 | 8 | No image availableFols 84r–91v | ፲፩XI(8/fols. 84r-91v) | |
13 | 8 | No image availableFols 92r–99v | ፲፪XII(8/fols. 92r-99v) | |
14 | 8 | No image availableFols 100r–107v | ፲፫XIII(8/fols. 100r-107v) | |
15 | 8 | No image availableFols 108r–115v | ፲፬XIV(8/fols. 108r-115v) | |
16 | 8 | No image availableFols 116r–123v | ፲፭XV(8/fols. 116r-123v) | |
17 | 6 | No image availableFols 124r–129v | ፲፮XVI(6/fols. 124r-129v) |
Collation diagrams
A(3/s. l.: 3, stub before 1/fols. 1r-3v)
Quire ID:q1
፩I(8/fols. 4r-11v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(8/fols. 12r-19v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(8/fols. 20r-27v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(8/fols. 28r-35v)
Quire ID:q5
፭V(8/fols. 36r-43v)
Quire ID:q6
፮VI(8/fols. 44r-51v)
Quire ID:q7
፯VII(8/fols. 52r-59v)
Quire ID:q8
፰VIII(8/fols. 60r-67v)
Quire ID:q9
፱IX(8/fols. 68r-75v)
Quire ID:q10
፲X(8/fols. 76r-83v)
Quire ID:q11
፲፩XI(8/fols. 84r-91v)
Quire ID:q12
፲፪XII(8/fols. 92r-99v)
Quire ID:q13
፲፫XIII(8/fols. 100r-107v)
Quire ID:q14
፲፬XIV(8/fols. 108r-115v)
Quire ID:q15
፲፭XV(8/fols. 116r-123v)
Quire ID:q16
፲፮XVI(6/fols. 124r-129v)
Quire ID:q17
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2+1/s.l. 3, stub before 1/No image availableFols 1r–3v) – II(8/No image availableFols 4r–11v) – III(8/No image availableFols 12r–19v) – IV(8/No image availableFols 20r–27v) – V(8/No image availableFols 28r–35v) – VI(8/No image availableFols 36r–43v) – VII(8/No image availableFols 44r–51v) – VIII(8/No image availableFols 52r–59v) – IX(8/No image availableFols 60r–67v) – X(8/No image availableFols 68r–75v) – XI(8/No image availableFols 76r–83v) – XII(8/No image availableFols 84r–91v) – XIII(8/No image availableFols 92r–99v) – XIV(8/No image availableFols 100r–107v) – XV(8/No image availableFols 108r–115v) – XVI(8/No image availableFols 116r–123v) – XVII(6/No image availableFols 124r–129v) –
Formula: No image availableFols 1r–3v A(3/s. l.: 3, stub before 1/fols. 1r-3v) ; No image availableFols 4r–11v ፩I(8/fols. 4r-11v) ; No image availableFols 12r–19v ፪II(8/fols. 12r-19v) ; No image availableFols 20r–27v ፫III(8/fols. 20r-27v) ; No image availableFols 28r–35v ፬IV(8/fols. 28r-35v) ; No image availableFols 36r–43v ፭V(8/fols. 36r-43v) ; No image availableFols 44r–51v ፮VI(8/fols. 44r-51v) ; No image availableFols 52r–59v ፯VII(8/fols. 52r-59v) ; No image availableFols 60r–67v ፰VIII(8/fols. 60r-67v) ; No image availableFols 68r–75v ፱IX(8/fols. 68r-75v) ; No image availableFols 76r–83v ፲X(8/fols. 76r-83v) ; No image availableFols 84r–91v ፲፩XI(8/fols. 84r-91v) ; No image availableFols 92r–99v ፲፪XII(8/fols. 92r-99v) ; No image availableFols 100r–107v ፲፫XIII(8/fols. 100r-107v) ; No image availableFols 108r–115v ፲፬XIV(8/fols. 108r-115v) ; No image availableFols 116r–123v ፲፭XV(8/fols. 116r-123v) ; No image availableFols 124r–129v ፲፮XVI(6/fols. 124r-129v);
Formula 1: 1 (3), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (3), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (6),
State of preservation
good
Condition
A half of check the viewer127 is cut off. check the viewer128 has a large blot in the upper outer part, which makes the text partly illegible. Tears carefully mended on check the viewer37 , 38, 50, 55, 93, 104, 113, 117.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with dark brown leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Threads of endband sewing are partly missing. Small holes are visible in the centre fold of the quires, one close to the head and one close to the tail of the codex.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 23
H | 175mm |
W | 165mm |
Intercolumn | 12mm |
Margins | |
top | 29 |
bottom | 58 |
right | 33 |
left | 12 |
intercolumn | 12 |
Ms Sāʿsiʿ Ṣaʿdā ʾƎmbā, Sawna Māryām, SDSM-005 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: 210mm, object width is: 220mm, computed height is: 262mm and object height is: 268mm.Layout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
- The upper line is written above the ruling.
- The bottom line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are mostly visible.
- Ruling pricks are mostly visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Scribe: Gabra Masqal scribe
Script: Ethiopic
Hand a: poor, hand b: mediocre.
Ink: Black; red (vivid tangelo)
Rubrication: Nomina sacra; word እሰግድ “I worship” or እሰግድ፡ ለመለኮትከ፡ “I worship Thy Godhead” in Text I-1; four groups of red lines alternating with black lines on the incipit page of Text I-2 (fol. 4r); two groups of red lines alternating with black lines on the incipit page of miracle 28 (fol. 37vb) three lines in the middle of miracle 51 (fol. 75ra) numbers and incipits of miracles; (part of the) name of the donor (not always); elements of the punctuation signs; elements of Ethiopic numbers; elements of the quire marks.
Date: Mid-18th – mid-19th century (?)
Gabra Masqal scribe The scribe mentions his name in the colophon.Mid-18th – mid-19th century (?)Abbreviations
Hand 2
Script: Ethiopic
Hand a: check the viewer2ra-3vb (text I-1)Hand 3
Script: Ethiopic
hand b: check the viewer4ra-126vb (text I-2, I-3, I-4)Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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